College major uncertainty

While high school seniors on the cusp of graduating and moving on to college give ample thought to their college majors, many are likely to change majors at least once after enrolling in a college or university.

According to the University of La Verne in California, between 50 and 70 percent of college students change majors at least once, and many of them will change their majors three times before they graduate.

The university also reports that 50 percent of college graduates pursue careers that are not related to their majors. Career and personality assessments can help students determine which subjects they may want to study upon enrolling in a college or university.

Such assessments can help students discover their interests, and then students can work with advisors and career counselors at their colleges or universities to find majors that align with those interests.

High school seniors on their way to college in the coming months can rest easy in that, even if they don’t know what to study when they arrive on college campuses this fall, many of their fellow freshmen are equally uncertain.